Been trying to track down a very audible tick on my bike for the last few months. I've tried everything I can think of and the only possibility now is the BB30 adapters epoxied into place. The cups are about 4 years old and spin just fine but figured I'd replace them just to see if the tick is coming from that instead.
Went to LBS and they sold me a mountain Shimano BB. It says "mountain" right on it and the instructions even name the cranks it works on. I'm using Ultegra 6800. I measured the cups and the original "road" BB I have is 11mm per side while the "mountain" cups are 10mm. I returned the BB but the employee said they always just use the mountain BB even on all the road bikes that come in.
Am I messed up in the head here? Am I wrong?
I returned the mountain BB and had to go to another shop to get an actual road BB, in particular a 105 version. Hoping it solves the tick. If not, then the frame is trashed because the adapters can't be removed without completely destroying it.